DepEd fast-tracks 2026 classroom construction“On our last Monday of the year in the office, we convened the infrastructure group to prepare for next year, the department’s various modalities for building classrooms. To address this, Angara revealed that DepEd plans to condemn school buildings that are more than 50 years old due to safety concerns. To address this, Angara revealed that DepEd plans to condemn school buildings that are more than 50 years old due to safety concerns. The expectation is about 20 to 25 years, but it is over 50 years because the school buildings were built in the 1970s,” he said. DepEd is currently considering setting a cost limit of a little over P3 million per classroom, noting that construction costs vary depending on location and logistics.

Source: Philippine Star December 24, 2025 16:23 UTC